Internal Investigations 2014 PLI Webcast

Practicing Law Institute and Atlanta Bar CLE will continue working together to bring PLI programs to you!

PLI is dedicated to providing the legal community with the most up-to-date, relevant information and techniques which are critical to the development of a professional, competitive edge.

More of PLI's sophisticated and cutting-edge programs will be webcast live at the Atlanta Bar Association Office through May 2014.

6 CLE hours, including 1 Ethics hour

Knowing how to conduct efficient and effective internal investigations is key to protecting your clients or company. Companies and their counsel need to be diligent and proactive in identifying risks and remedying potential issues. At this program, an expert faculty will review the fundaments of conducting an effective and efficient investigation, and touch on the many more nuanced and practical issues arising today. Leave the program with a better understanding of how to handle investigations successfully for your clients or company.

What you will learn

Considerations at the outset: nature and scope of the investigation

Document retention and data privacy issues

Plaintiffs’ lawyers considerations: internal self-reporting to the company vs. filing with the government

Issues in international investigations

The intersection of labor and employment law and internal investigations

When and how to work with outside experts

When you should disclose and when you should not

The government’s use, evaluation and weighing of internal investigations

Concluding the investigation: when to prepare a report and how, corrective actions, cooperation with the government